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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40215\\\" title=\\\"Torstein1\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2011\\/02\\/Torstein1-588x392.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"Torstein1\\\" width=\\\"588\\\" height=\\\"392\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;February 16, 2011- Huntington Beach, CA\\u2014&lt;\\/strong&gt; Congrats to DC pro snowboarder Torstein Horgmo who won his first Winter Dew Tour Championship in Men\\u2019s Slopestyle after finishing third at the final Dew Tour stop in Snowbasin, Utah this past weekend.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cMy body is ready for some powder landings after these last few weeks,\\u201d said Torstein Horgmo. \\u201cNicole (Torstein\\u2019s name for this snowboard) and I had some disagreements during practice, but in the end we were able to figure it out and get lucky enough to get on the podium. It\\u2019s been a hectic couple of months and to finish the contest season like this amazing. Let\\u2019s fill this Dew Cup up and let the party begin.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt; After taking the top spot at the first two stops of Winter Dew Tour, Torstein went into the weekend\\u2019s competition feeling pretty good and knowing that all he had to do was put up a solid effort and the championship would be his. Still recovering from injuries sustained earlier in the season Torstein laid down a stylish run \\u2013 a boardslide, Switch back 270 \\u2013 270 out, backslide nose press \\u2013 backside 180 out, cab double cork 1080, to a switch backside 1260. Torstein was also presented with the \\u201cToyota Men\\u2019s Athlete of the Year Award\\u201d for his overall performances at Winter Dew Tour this year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;It\\u2019s been an amazing season so far for Torstein, who just last month, took home a Gold medal at Winter X Games 15 in Big Air and won Reader\\u2019s Choice at the 12th Annual Transworld SNOWboarding Riders Poll Awards.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;\\u201cTorstein has been on a tear this season,\\u201d said Nate Morley, DC\\u2019s SVP of Creative and Marketing. \\u201cHe represents a long tradition of DC athletes performing at the highest level. It\\u2019s great to see his dedication pay off this way. We couldn\\u2019t be happier for him.\\u201d&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;For more information on Torstein and the rest of the DC Snow team check out &lt;span style=\\\"color: #0000ff;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.dcshoes.com\\/snow\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/www.dcshoes.com\\/snow&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt; and for all the latest news stay tuned to DC\\u2019s Facebook and twitter pages (&lt;span style=\\\"color: #0000ff;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.facebook.com\\/DCShoes\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/www.facebook.com\\/DCShoes&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt; and &lt;span style=\\\"color: #0000ff;\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"http:\\/\\/twitter.com\\/dcshoes\\\"&gt;http:\\/\\/twitter.com\\/dcshoes&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;).&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-family: Lucida Grande;\\\"&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;* * * &lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;About DC:&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;em&gt;Founded by Ken Block and Damon Way in 1993, DC quickly grew to a leader in performance skateboarding shoes and renowned action sports brand. Today DC stands as a global brand whose product line has expanded to include men\\u2019s, women\\u2019s and kids\\u2019 skateboarding and lifestyle shoes, apparel, snowboards, snowboard boots, outerwear, and accessories.&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As one of the cornerstones of its marketing strategy, DC has built a world-class team of professional skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, motocross and rally athletes that exemplify and enhance DC\\u2019s brand, develop its signature products, and support its promotional efforts. DC is a subsidiary of Quiksilver, Inc&lt;\\/em&gt; &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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